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Evidence and improvement
Observe execution and outcomes without inventing maturity scores.
Purpose
State the population, time window, definition and accountable reviewer for each indicator. A missing test result is missing evidence, not a pass. Look at trends, exceptions and fitness for purpose. The checklist is a discussion aid; these measures do not produce an official DCAM score or an asserted equivalence to a maturity model.
Evidence and review
- Ownership coverage: products with named owner / products in scope.
- Contract coverage: shared products with a current agreement / shared products in scope.
- Quality adherence: successful evaluated checks / evaluated checks, with sampling and period stated.
- Access lead time: elapsed time from a complete request to an implemented decision; record exclusions.
- Value: a use-case-specific outcome agreed with the consumer, not a count of assets alone.
Working sequence
At each publication
Review contract, ownership, quality and access terms before release.
Weekly, as a starting point
Triage issues, access requests and contract changes with the delivery team.
Monthly, as a starting point
Review outcomes, exceptions and policy improvements with the governance forum.
Review questions
- Who can decide, and is the acting role explicit?
- What rule or agreement authorises the action?
- What evidence demonstrates execution and its limitations?
- When will the outcome or exception be reviewed?
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